Privacy & Security
Assume a bad actor is already on your health system network and set up tripwires to identify and address what is happening quickly before more damage is done, said Ali Youssef, a cybersecurity director at Henry Ford Health.
Transforming legacy systems and breaking down data silos after mergers and acquisitions can usher in more personalized and secure care, explains Janice Reese, advisory member of the HSCC Cybersecurity Working Group.
Taking care to address the challenges of securing remote patient monitoring devices will help mitigate the cybersecurity risks of hospital-at-home care, says Kevin Littlefield, principal, cybersecurity at MITRE.
A health system culture that takes patient privacy and cybersecurity seriously starts from the top down, says Renee Broadbent, CIO and information security officer at SoNE Healthcare.
The federal tools and public-private partnerships aim to help the healthcare industry manage an array of cyberattack risks, says Erik Decker, CISO at Intermountain Health.
Healthcare organizations need to prepare for cyberattacks – and communicate honestly and promptly about security events with staff and patients when they occur, says Dr. Eric Liederman, director of medical informatics at Kaiser Permanente.
There are cybersecurity risks posed by smart medical devices, but most people would not be a target of such attacks, said Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.
Collaboration among health systems, vendors and regulators is critical to help guide the development and use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, says Dr. Brian Anderson, chief digital health physician at MITRE.
OrthoVirginia's CIO Terri Ripley tells why the practice did not pay the millions attackers demanded. The practice embarked on an 18-month recovery process while continuing to serve patients coming in for overdue surgeries following the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the HIMSS 2023 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, Dr. Christian Dameff, medical director of cybersecurity for the University of California San Diego, will address bringing all stakeholders to the table to talk about protecting care quality.
